#2C4AAE#2C4AAE

#2C4AAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.164 H 266.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C4AAE
RGB	rgb(44, 74, 174)
HSL	hsl(226, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(226, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 57.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.98, 24.84, -56.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.98, 61.84, 293.69°)
OKLab	oklab(44.87% -0.009 -0.1634)
OKLCH	oklch(44.87% 0.164 266.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.1248, 8.4878, 41.0882)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C4AAE #AE902C

analogous

#2C8BAE #2C4AAE #4F2CAE

triadic

#2C4AAE #AE2C4A #4AAE2C

tetradic

#2C4AAE #AE2C8B #AE902C #2CAE4F

square

#2C4AAE #AE2C8B #AE902C #2CAE4F

split-complementary

#2C4AAE #AE4F2C #8BAE2C

monochromatic

#13204C #20357D #2C4AAE #4767D0 #788FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#2C4AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#2C4AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C4AAE

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C4AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C4AAE	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2c4aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 74, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.164 266.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787cc7',
    500: '#2c4aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c4aae;
$custom-light: #787cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c4aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.154,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44874,
    "c": 0.16361,
    "h": 266.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C4AAE

secondary

#C5B171

accent

#BE45E3

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0913

muted

#7C7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C4AAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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